ACM WINNERS
(AND TIES)

Here are the big winners from Wednesday's impressive ACM Awards show. We gotta give it up to performers who brought it with energy and feeling despite having no audience to reflect that energy. They crushed it. Could this show's spirited, hits-driven approach be a template for other awards shows, including the Grammys, to emulate? Meanwhile, Mickey Guyton is a bona fide breakthrough artist, Luke Combs emerges as an Album of the Year contender and Maren Morris' "The Bones" busts out as a strong candidate for Song of the Year.

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR (TIED)

• Thomas Rhett
• Carrie Underwood

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Maren Morris

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Luke Combs

DUO OF THE YEAR

• Dan + Shay

GROUP OF THE YEAR

• Old Dominion

NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Tenille Townes

NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Riley Green

ALBUM OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

• What You See Is What You Get – Luke Combs
• Producer: Scott Moffatt
• Record Label: River House Artists/Columbia Nashville

SINGLE OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)]

• God’s Country – Blake Shelton
• Producer: Scott Hendricks
• Record Label: Warner Bros. (Nashville)

SONG OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Songwriter(s)/Publisher(s)/Artist(s)]

• One Man Band – Old Dominion
• Songwriter(s): Josh Osborne, Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Brad Tursi
• Publishers: WB Music Corp/Smackville Music/Smack Songs LLC (ASCAP) adm by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing. Rezsongs/Reehits World/Smacktown Music, a division of Smack Blue, LLC adm. by Me Gusta Music. Unfair Entertainment/Twelve6 Dogwood (ASCAP) adm. by Downtown DLJ Songs. We're Really Doin’ It Publishing (ASCAP) adm by Words & Music. Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing/Smackville Music/Smack Songs LLC (ASCAP) adm. by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Producer(s)/Director(s)/Artist(s)] *(Off Camera Award)

• Remember You Young – Thomas Rhett
• Director: TK McKamy
• Producer: Dan Atchison

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR *(Off Camera Award)

• Hillary Lindsey

MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR [Awarded to Artist(s)/Producer(s)/Record Company–Label(s)] *(Off Camera Award)

• Fooled Around And Fell In Love – Miranda Lambert Featuring Maren Morris, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes, Caylee Hammack & Elle King
• Producer: Jay Joyce
• Record Label: Vanner Records/RCA Records Nashville